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TP WJBEKLY OPimON. BY W. h. gCBPOOa AND J- B- PPMBIR_ FRIDAY MORNING tl: NOVEMBER 15. Tub IIoo Crop of Tennessee and Kentucky is reaching the South-all of which la the result of an abundance of corn, thrifty farming, and cold weather. We have noticed the arrival of a number of car* freighted with porkers, within the last few day*. ^ gy Madame Rumor is busy locating tho time when, and place where, the State Convention will assemble. It requires no wisdom to announce that ns soon as both points are determined, the Delegates will be officially advised. MifrKouic Display.—The meteoric dis play predicted by astronomers,to cpmo off on the morning of the Uth, was witnessed l,y many of our citizen^ The grand dla- j»lay. seemed to.bu located in the East, and fell at the rate of about one hundred per inlnnto—lasting for an hour arfd a half or twq fihurs. The scene Is said to have been a brilliant ono—such an one as is furnished only by these strange phenomena In Na ture, and one which those who missed wit nessing, will perhaps ncvcr.Jiavu opportu nity of seeing during the whole of their life time. a)<[> Exiiu.mkd.—The dead body ofa Mrs. Brad shaw, who, in her lifetime resided In the vicinity of the old Rolling Mill, and was hurried on the 14tli of October last, was exhumed yesterday. A jury’s Inquest was held, but we did not learn the result of their Investigation. From developments made by a post mortem examination, It Is reasonable to infer that they cannot render a verdict otherwise than that she came to her death from wounds received, as such was the convictions of those who witness ed the examination. The City.—A called meeting of the City Council was held last Wednesday night to tako preliminary steps in regard to the forthcoming Constitutional Convention. A resolution was passed tendering to the delegates elect the hospitalities of the eitv, and a committee appointed to confer with Gen. Pope on the subject of its assembling in Atlanta. The result of the conference between the General and the Committee will be made known to Council to-night, of which our readers will be advised. Atlanta Is evidently the place for the Convention to assemble. It has become the great centre of tho State. Between At lanta and Milledgeville, there Is no com parison—the latter having entirely “play ed out.” Tallulah engine, No. 3, was out on the streets last evening, rubbing up and put ting her hose In trim for any emergency. Mr. Vaughan, who was blown up in a rock quarry near this city afew days since, though he has lost both his arms, will not lose either of his eyes, and Mr. Crane, while he loses no limbs, it is not considered cer tain but be will lose both of his eyes. Each -of them nro truly unfortunate. The Georgia Convention. The fact that many able statesmen and jurist have been elected to the Convention, in this State, is being utterly ignored by the disunion press. Their purpose is evi dent: First—to mislead their home read ers, and prematurely prejudice them against any thing that may eininate from the Convention. Second—to mislead the people of the North as to the real intellec tual strength of the body just elected by a large majority of the people of Georgia. A somewhat Intimate acquaintance with a number of the gentlemen elected, war rants .u* in contradicting the slang • refer ence now lielng published. We conceive that it was not necessary to elect old party hacks to ensure a good organic document. We imagine, also, it is better as it* l’oliti- cal charlatans made the holding of the contemplated Convention necessary. They brought our troubles upon us. The people have decided not to trust them for relief. In this they acted wisely. The Interest of the State and her people are in good hands. Of this we feel assured. And it matters not what the home grumblers may have to say. They can only harm themselves. Reconstruction will advance, step by step, despite opposition, until It Is an nccoin- plishcd.facL Mark the prediction. The Next ( umpaljn. I . Jlliiccl lancoun. Those of our readers Who do not read the The Nashville Gazette says: **Men disunion press of the State, can forty but a . verannt with mutter* agricultural assure very Imperfect Idea of the bitterness us that from ten to fifteen fold the usual " amount of Wheat will be sown this fall which characterize the dally appeals for organization to ddfeat the Union men of the State. It Is not enoUgli that officials are abused without stint, and by the use of language familiar only In the vicinity of the Fish Market. It does not suffice to Indulge In the use of such slang respecting the advo cates of Reconstruction as would not be deemed respectable at tho FIvo Points — Tho members elect are assailed generally, and their ftiture action prejudged. The madness that dictates the policy of these disappointed factionlsts must be met by cool, calm, wise and energetic action on the part of the friends of the Union and Reconstruction. To )*y down their arms now, would involve the Hiss of all that has been won—nay. mory. ft would continue far years ull the political uyd financial dif ficulties under v\ iiieit our .State anil people are now laboring. Enough tfa*’ been ! gatn orT to ensure. final,’.su'icess in the great Work, if there should be no dallying among our friends. Meetings should be held and addresses delivered, and docu ments circulated, as heretofore. All hon orable appliance# to iuduenee voters should be used. Tills done and nothing will be necessary btfxirid energetic efforts to get tho voters to the polls. Thu test vote Is yet to eoine. Let the working Republicans remember this and govern themselves accordingly General Meade and tub Presidency. The Gettysburg (Penn.) Star and Sentinel says:, Previous to the late election In Pennsylvania, the Democracy In that State approached General Meade to obtain his views respecting the Presidency. It says ihst tho politicians presented the caao very plausibly, and urged the Genral to become their candidate. IIo replied substantially that there was three difficulties In the way: 1st. no preferred his present position— a Major General in the regular army. 2d. He had no taste for the duties of the Presidency.: . 3d. He called himself a Republican, and intended voting the Republican ticket at the October election. Freedom or the Phem.—Judging from the bitterness with which the officials In this Suite >re assailed by the Disunion presc ind the equanimity with which all assaults are passed by, we long since con cluded that tho officials aforesaid Were the mildest mapnered set pf men ever clothed with power. And herein they exhibited commendable wisdom. It could do no good to the cause of Reconstruction, were Gctt. Pop*?, or id* subordinates to notice the hundreds of personal assaults that have been made. They have a work to perform, which is being done quietly and without ostentation. The “vipers are gnawing a fllo.” The New Y’ork correspondent of the Philadelphia Ledger states that Mrs. Sena tor Sprague (Judge Chare’s daughter) ar« rived ut New York from Europe on Fri day. Srfsan B. Antliony, Lucy Stone, and Mrs. Cady Stautun, together with “other promi nent ladies of: Kansas," have projected an extensive campaign in the Northern and Eastern States, and have arranged for meeting* next month in the principal cities of New York, Massachusetts, and Penn sylvania to agitato the question of female suffrage. Seth VV. Payne left New York city or Monday, purposing to walk to San Fran cisco in one hundred and fifty consecutive days, on a wager. Robert A. Johnson, of Louisville. 1ms filed a petition for adjudication in bank ruptcy against himself, lie reports debt and liabilities of over §000,000. The Cincinnati Gazette tldnk* that Vnl landfgham 1ms the best showing for an election to the Senate. He Is stumping the State and rousing the mud-sill*. A Washington special of the 7th to the Philadelphia Inquirer says thaton that day “B. II. Hill, of Georgia, and John Minor Botts bad a long interview with General Grant.” In noticing this the Coluinbns Enquirer says: -We are satisfied that Mr. Hill was In Georgia at that date. Perhaps it was Hon. Joshua Hill who had the interview. The New Y’ork Sun says that William B. Astor, Alexander T. Stewart and Cor nelius Vanderbilt aro the three wealthiest men in the United States. Mr. Astor is reputed to be worth about fifty millions dollars, Mr. Stewart about the same, and Commodore Vanderbilt about forty millions. Young Iturhide, who was at one time the recognized heir of the ill-fated Maximilian, is in (Vashlngton. A si-lection from the diaries of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert will shortly bo published under the direction of her Majesty. Charlotte Cushman, the actress, is said to be worth $300,000, which brings her in an income of about $23,000. John M. lleudrlx, of Knoxville, a prom inent citizen, committed suicide two or three days ago by drowning himself in llolston river. Cause—failure in business And despondency. Ex-Governor Wells of Louisians, has determined to test tin* legality of Ids Ejection from office by slicing for ids full salary. A family council has been formed to watch over tho interests ot the Empress Chariorte; the Prince De I.igneand Count i>e Tiicux have been called upon to take part in it, conjointly with M. Tesch. Mr. Burns. Comptroller of State, was in Augusta on the 13tb. Our planter* have become heartily sick of cotton. Thousands on thousands of acres devoted last year to tho delusive staple will bo sown In wheat. The call for seed- wheat is most extraordinary. From two to three thousand bushels could bo sold here dally, If obtainable. The mills have ceased making flour, because It l« more profitable to sell tho wheat for planting.” The report of the committee of the Cin cinnati Chamber of Commerce, to which has been referred the subject of strongly recommending Congress to tako the tax off cotton and sugar produced In tbit country, was on Saturday adopted, ut a full meeting of the Chamber, by a unanimous vote. Over nine hundred members were In at tendance. , , The Naslm ,, New Hampshire, Iron Coni- iMiny have lately commenced, w itli gixw success, the manufacture of-steel tires far locomotives, hitherto done only In Eng land. It is said that the animal reports of the several Departments are In a state of for wardness that Insures their completion in time for the delivery of the President'!- message at the beginning of the regular session of Congress In D- cember. The New York Herald claims that it- dally receipts average $0,000, or over $2. 000.000 per annum. Two thousand recruits, ready at New, York lor the tilth Military Diotiict. are to be forwarded this week. The new steam frigate Wampanoag, the largest American vessel afloat, made her trial trip irom New lork on Monday. The Immense coal heaps on the Cunarri docks at Jersey City have been on fire for several days from spontaneous combustion. The Bremeu ship Carl arrived at New Orleans, Sunday, bringing another load oi German emigrants. The Texas papers an nounce that largo ntiuioersof German em igrants use arriving in that State. Boston I* suffering from a lack of dwell ing houses, and a Bunion paper ®a>* that no great is the demand that when a wheelbar row of bricks pusses along the streets the progress of liu: vehicle is checked until a curious crowd ha* elicited from the pro prietor thereof w here llie house is to U built and it* probable rent. new tariff of the Atlantic (’.able has the foilnwiiMg modification*, which goes into effect oil tile l.-t oi i#eceftther: Tiie toils oetween New Vork and Great Britain or Ireland, for a message of ten words nou... •eeding lifiy fallen*. §25 Eaeli wont after cue lirst tell words, az.no. The address,date »d signature to eocu. of live words, is free ir messages written iu plain words. The Hermann of St. Louis have succeed ed In obtaining the repeal of the Sunday liquor law in the city. No New Yorker should boast of his tetn iterance alter midnight and before sun- rl«e. Tiie editor of tiie Louisville Democrat is advertising for a -fair" compositor. Tiie Iwst way to get along with |>eople who are too much set U|i—Up net them. private letter from the Interior ol South Carolina tsjr« that the ino-t abun dant torn crop Is now harvesting which has been known for many years. It fa soiling nr fifty cent* a bnshel/hut there Is little sale for it, as but few have money to Alabama Finances,—A report to the Alabama State Convention, based upon statistic* furnished by Gov. Patton, fixes the debt of that State as follows. Amount of Bonds bear ing five per cent. Inter est payable in London in I860, and renewed 20 years - - - $043,000 Back Interest on same, funded with 5 tier cent. Bonds - - • 04,000 Amount of Bonds bear ing six per cent. Inter est payable In Ix>ndon in 1870 - - . 688,000 Back ieterest ou same frmded with 0 percent. Bonds - - - 82,560 $1,482^60 Amount of Bonds bear ing live percent. Inter est payable in New York - - -$2,100,000 Back Interest on same fttnded with 5 percent. Bonds, payable In I860, 473^50 $2,581850 Amount of Bonded debt Amount of eight per cent. Bonds sold since 1805. Issued by net of Legislature, approved December 15,1805 Sixteenth Section Trust Fund • - University Trust Fund School Hmd - Bonded Debt Total Debt - - - $4,005,410 $55,500 $4,120,010 mostly men, polled only ninety-two voti at the late election. Tho oil fever 1st longer an epidemic In that section. purchase. The new California State House is to be] a flue one. It covers, with it- angles, near ly 60,000 feet, and from it* present line will be 226 feet to the top ol* the dome, the cir cumference of which at tho roof will be 267 feet. In papers from many parts of the Gulf States we And the opluion expressed that Icotton planting will be abandoned to u great extent next year. The boards of health III Memphis, Vicks burg and New Orleans, continue to report cases of yellow fever, notwithstanding that heavy frosts have occ urred in those places. Destructive Conflagration tx Sa vannah.—The Republican, of Wednes day, says a little after twelve o'- lock, a lire broke out In the picker room of the factory of the Savannah Cotton Company, fail Berrien street, Rnbertsvllle. The lire orig inated in a heap of cotton lying in a cor ner of the room above designxied. and fa supposed to have been caused by grovel in rlie cotton. The foreman of the establish ment, immediately upon discovering the lire, ordered all hands to work to try and o> tlngiiish it. and every effort was made to check the flames. It wo* thought ut first that the Are would be put out but the limited supply of water was soon ex hausted, and the flames spread with fearful rapidity over the whole building, wldeli. being of wood, and all of Inflammable material, was totally destroyed In an in conceivably short space of time. A strong wind was prevailing at the time, and the sparks were scattered far and wide. Ere tho Are companies could get to work, a number of dwelling houses, on Wilson street, had caught nre. and the flames were making fearful headway. It burned for about an hour, and In that space of time had destroyed eight dwelling houses. All the buildings on Wilson street, except some three or four, were con sumed. The most serious loss to the city was the cotton fsetory, which was doing an. excel lent business. Tiie loss of the company is about $15J)00 on building and machinery, on which there is an insurance of $10,000, which Is divided between four different coinpalncs. Tho building was a large wooden one, and Bill of the necessary nm- chlneiy for tho manufacture of cotton bai ting, in which the company were doing, a heavy business. As an average, eighteen hands were employed by the company. We understand that tho buildings will be Immediately ro-erected,larger |han be fore. and with more conveniences. Wo estimate the total loss by the Are at from $20,000 to $25,000. Total Insurance, $11,500. ■ t = . . 1ST Some editor says that the destiny of the world often hangs on the smallest tri fles. A little intff between Charles Bona parte and his love LotUla. might have bro ken .off a marriage which gave birth to Napoleon, and the battle of Waterloo. To which a contemporary adds: “Yes. that Is a fact. Suppose a little Iff rnhad token place between Adam and Evel What then?” tSTVcry pretty Is the foltowlngjdci taken from*tho local column of tho Pica yune : “The light of love Is very beautiful amid scenes of sorrow, and as tho moon beams seem holler and more tender round a rnln or churchyard than in felttwiiain so Is affection brighter when bestowed upon tho wretched than when Attracted by youth and happiness.” The Ttevr York Tribune and Gen . ’ Gran*. From the National Republican.] An extract from the New York Tribune, apparently putting that Influential paper In a position antagonistic to Gen. Grant, was thought of sufficient importance to be telegraphed all over the country a few day* since. Buell Is the custom of the Demo cratic concern that ftirnishes telegrams to the press. Everything that can be thought damaging to the Republican party runs through with a looseness, while, whatever Is at all favorable to that party, Is garbled and perverted, us was the Trlbiiue** article on Grant. The amount of the article is that the Tribune prefers Chief Justice Chase to Gen. Grant; and the ground of the prefer ence I* that Chase is fully committed to the principles of the Republican party, while the opinions of Grant are somewhat uouh fid. J»ut. in flic whole article, there is not one word of oi»puriigeiiieni of Gen. Grant, nnle-H the dr?t three lines of the fallowing paragraph may bejsp con.-luered. The three Jiuo* were all that Lite concern \\ hicli s.uppiit' iih telegraphic news thought prop er to send: (r# /<. 1rrunt ice esteem htj no means a ureal man, Mr even a very great General, yet he ?inr<4 in every position lie has tilled, evinced * modest good sense, a practical, unosteu ration* sagacity, which have justly won fo: ill in a large measure of public confidence, lie is not by training a statesman: yet ills negotiations witli Gen. Lee, and the terms “ * ition conceded by him at Ai rnat tox. evince a wisdom and breadt: icw which few among our statesmen >uld have equalled, and none of them lias surpassed. W*» do profoundly honor and esteem Mm that he has never uttered one •y liable tout savored of exultation over the dcRated rebels, or called down vengeance •n their heads. Tiie blood-and-thnnder policy of execution and eoaflscaf ion. which -e intensely loathe, has had no murocffcc- vc opponent than this taciturn, reticent i>t »ofdier of tne Union. Let It be for ever understood, then, that our pref.-reneo of Gov. Chare is based on no dislike to Gen. Grant, nor even < v oatimate of hi* ubiiiuc*. Wc presume has no judicious friend who would pro- nonnee mm equal in capacity or ex|ieri- >. ns a civilian, to the Chief Justice; wi i no friend of tiie. latter will fail to len der the General a hearty support should lie be made the standard bearer of Repuh Mean principles in the great struggle now opening. We, at all events, shaft not hesi tate. in that case, to do our utmost for Id* election. * Tiie Tribune's article conclude* In till wire: I four principles do not sustain iix, we must, go-4»>wn. And. if we shall, attempt evasion or concealment, wo shall ffaserie to go <town- Any CHiididnie who repre- 4Uifa« uur principles uud glories h*avow ing theme we shall most heartily support whether he be Chase, or Grant or »k>lfax. or any oth<»r. If it were possible that th> itepuoilcans should discard ’ their plain obligation*, uud stand ou au unpmief race for victory, wc should foci little Si est In their success. But tills they will never do- Tiik t cmo.N I'r % de.—Tiie Unltcd States Economist says: M It is not to be concealed that those be-1 acquainted with the cot ion trade ol the. UuiteO .Males are beemwing dubious a* to ,' liether our mantcr* can hold their ground in competing with the growers of other countries. When plant ers could grow’ cotton at six cent* per pound It was generally conceded that we uud a virtual monopoly of the cotton trade. We then supplied England with tliKvc- foiirths of iier imiiortatnms of cotton, ami mere was no tendency on the part of other countries to dispute’ our ascendency. Our cotton was a much better staple thm* that of India ami was marketed In much better condition, and the Eastern product was used only for tiie very commonest parish es. But now ail U changed. Tuc extreme scarcity of American cotton has nece-«ita- ted the Lnn»*'-.-hire spinners and tnunnfar- Hirers to adapt their miieldlieiy to the III- lia staple, so mat u is now fouiul tola? available for many purposes to which fav- * ’ It hud ne\**r been applied. The ad- id price I as caused greater attention to lie paid to the culture mid packing of astern ftluplc; untie the hand- pro tit* realized by growers and factors have induced iv much larger area to l>e planted, and have.In every way 'oiiiiolidutcd and strengthened tho cotton trade of India. At tiie same time, tiie ipening of railroad «*ommuni« at ion with ilie cotton region has placed tiie planting listricts In more direct communication with thecupilal and enterprise of the cotton Ikjrt*. India U tint* not only iu a portion to grow cotton as cheaply ns ever, out has the motives and the means for increas ing her crops indefinitely. There is nutanrlly a hesitating about largely aug menting the crop In that country until it is ascertained what is likely to be the sup ply from tiie United States. In the event of an averngo crop being, raised here, the rice of the staple would lie reduced to a gure which would involve heavy losses to tiie growers and tiie merchants In India; and this must be regarded os tiie reason why the cotton crop of the lost two year* has not been increased to tho extent which might have been expected from tho high profit* realized upon Its culture. Should it appear to tho cotton traders of India that the American crop Is likely to be permanently reduced, there would un doubtedly nc a prompt increase in the India supply; hut until tho probabilities upon that question are more definitely developed the India supply I* likely to be regulated with caution. ’ Ond Fellows*if.—The report of the Grand 8ecretary of the Order ill the Uni ted States lias Just been Issued. Ho reports the membership at the present time to tie 217.886. there having been an accession the INist year of 63,764 member*. Tiie receipts Tor the past year have been $1.065.714 01. of which $1,766,123 56 were from bodies un der the Jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge, and $20.V>'Jl 45 from bodies under the juris diction of the Grand Kmcsiupmeut. The total rell*r dispensed in the same time was $600,675 07. of which $625,820 25 were by tho bodies under the jurisdiction of tho Grand liodge, $50tU)6! 08 fielng for sick and disabled members. $101,137 87 for bu rying tiie dead, and $16,618 08 for educat ing the orphan* of deceased members. The relief dispensed by tbo bodies under tiie jurisdiction of tbo Grand Encampment, was $6 4,853 12. __TA Havana telegram report* the de struction ofa light boose at Key West* by a late terrible gale, and the suspension of pratique there In consequence. The Sultan of Turkey Is making unusu ally extensive military preparations, and 1* fortifying Kars. T^»e story of s Moy* BY COL. WILLIAM S. HAWKINS, OF TENNESSEE. A soldier slept as the morning uprolled On the white tent* pitched on the plea*- aut plain; The bayouot’s gleam was the gleam or gold, Where tiie *uulight poured ou the bight uud tho w orld, And the Held of yellow grain. Then the soldier arose, when his rest was done, And lie merrily sung In hi* Joyous glee; He sharpened hi* sword and brightened his gun, And ho smiled as ho thought of the laurels That yet on his brow would be. The couriers rode when tho noontide came, And told of grim lines advancing fast. So the camp was tilled with ft wide acclaim And tin* soldier's heart was kindled with flame, As the hurrying squadron passed. But tho glen full soon was the place of Mood, With tho hissing of shot and the clank of steel. And rani lay dabbled and stained In the )d. Though tuc soldier * comrades iu vale stood, Till they made tiie foeimm reel. When Hie night came down thecorpses were strew ii. And the reft dews fell on the face of the dead. But the soldier's song had changed to moan. A* faint and pale where the sad moon shone. He lay with his bleeding head. ’Tis morning again ou tiie tents and si wars But the soldier's voice is forever still. There's a form that's missed from the cav aliers; There's a sweet face blurred with Its bitter tears; There's a nameless grave on the bill. Progress op the California End Or the Pacific Railroad.—A writer in speaking of the progress of the work on lac Ceutrul Pacific, say*: A gentleman who had occasion to travel along the lino of the Pacific Railroad be- oiul the summit recently, informs us that vast amount of work has. and is being done the present season. He estimates the working force at not less than ton thou sand men. Between Cisco and]Coburn** Station, a distance of twenty-one iniies is mbraccd the heaviest Work yet encoun tered. including the long tunnd at the •umnilt beside-* seven or eight of shorter length. The summit tunnel is far ud- vunced tow uni completion—some Ave huij .1 red uud fifty feet of tioLtoiii only remain iugtoltc taken out.'The other tunnel are finished, or neurly so; and from the gummitdown ihe eastern slope, a-* far jo Coburn's, it is believed the track will Im graded this season, If the winter does not close iu earlier than usual. From Uo- hui-n's. eastward, down tlieTruckec toward Crystal Peek the track is graded and ready for the rails, a distance of twenty- five iniies. For this portion of the road the mils have been hauled by watcous from Ci»co to C oburn's, and are living iaH down Au enable and construction train is ut work, and already ulHjiuiduc miles of track have been laid down from Coburn's east ward—the rails being laid down at the rate of half n mile per uiem—iu*d the- entire enry-ffve miles will lie in rnourog order Ik*fore many days. From Cisco to the sum mit tin 1 work "of construction is of the heaviest character — the rock ribbed mountains forming a formidable bar rier to the construction of a rail road; but tho work is prosecuted as energetically as possible In view of tiie ol»- *04010* to bo overcome. It is not believed tlisi this division of the road can he com pleted this season, and as the deep snows of mid-winter will compel a suspension of the work ii|miii it, wliicli will not melt away before the summer of tiie next year, it i* considered safe to say the connection of rail will not Im* made over tiie summit lie- fare the first of July, 1868. Thi* accom plished. tin* company can. for the first time, make distance rapidly in tho construction the road, and’"t the close ot tiie xi year it confidently believed theloco- >tl\o will be one hundred and fifty miles icyoiid the TrftcWee. Ti.ls Is certainly en- „ far a r»d« by rail to the Eastern States in the year 1876. Tkkkuu.k Death—A JIan Knocked >j) a hrbLtf*. and Failiwj Six.it/ t'eet. Strike* I It Kock and is h'Uted.—t'or reme days past, workmen have been engaged In building a new railroad bridge at Bridgeport, on tiie Nashville and Chattanooga Uuiiroad. The old bridge has been mired on trestle work, and is still used by trains, tiie new bridge being built directly under the old. The side miliug lias beers taken off the old bridge, and there Is scarcely room for a man to stand on either side of tho track, while some places there Is not an inch of room. These workmen were engaged at one end of the old bridge, yesterday morn ing. at work, when a negro boy, employed by them, who was about the centre of tiie bridge, started otiahund ear towards them. There being an inellm* of‘several feet be tween the centre and end of the bridge, the hoy found that ho could nor restrain tiie Impetus of the car. and shouted for the men to get out of tiie way. Two of them were able to do so. standing on lip toe, barely escaping being thrown off. The third man. however, named George Cloud, Wo* at a point on the brtdro where the truck was the only foot-hold. Ho was unable to move and called to the boy to stop. It was too late. The cor rurlied onward, knocking tiie unfortunate man off the bridge. Ho fell sixty feet, striking hU head ami side against a rock. Assistance was rendered to Mm as soon as possible, by bit comrades, and It was found that lie was still living, although terribly bruised. C'loudlived nn hour mid a half after Ids fail and then died in terrible agony.—Chattanooga Union. 8, M. F» Collkoe.—We aro gratified to learn that the Grand Lodge of Georgia, at t iclr recent communication at Macon, ap propriated the sum of three thousand dol lar*, for the purpose or paying the Presi dent;# salary, for utitf JMT. UBIfti repair of the buildings of the above nam- ■ Vand one-third Of this nun will place them in handsome repair. Now let every friend of this institution, and e-,»c,dally t ic Masonic fraternity of tills State, give their united support, and re-estaidi-li M prosperity and make It what It once wu>. hcj.ii-lcni (In: noble Older.— Lou'io/mw (Go.) Enterprise, • ,*A*s*an*vol) aJi »■ %t\ UT?Wo are Informed that In tho ticket agents’ convention yesterday, the agent* agreed upon revised rates for fares—fixing the same rate via Augusta as byway of Knoxville from the West mid Southwest, to New York, Philadelphia, etc.—Auguste ite.publlcan From Hie New York Herald. I Den of Thvlaei In m Church. A Singular Discovery—The Loft of a Church a Utdlng Tides tor Jlobbtrs-*WM> Saul o/Stolen ^roperty^ In the village of Little Neck fs a neat lit tle religious edifice, an Episcopal Chnrch, and In the garret of it nestled a gang of burglars and thieves, about five In number, and who, it is conceded, have been the ones that committed the depredations in their community of late. In this garret tho pro ceeds of many a night's labor lias been concealed. Here the gaug actually lived, did their cooking and the like, without tho slightest Interruption from any body. In till* attic were found articles of every de nomination— solid silver ware, plated tea sets, coffee urns, tea pot*, silver pitchers, carpets, guns, pistols, swords, pots, hard ware, anu even groceries. It will be re membered that a short time since the pub lic schools were broken Into throughout the whole county, and books inkst«mfs,ete, were carried off; these same things have been found; the churches were robbed of Liieir carpet* and cushions, and these, too, have been fi uud. together with the < arpets and cushions stolen from the church In which they chose to make Ll*cir Jn-aJuimr- tei’s. Tlwy liuVti lived here a long time, and have many a Sunday sat looking down upon tiie congregation as the Rev. Mr. Beam was t x,Gaining the Bo lo am while he w as composing nj* sermon* (luring the week, it Is still more remarkable how they succeeded in cutcring the church so often linringwetniidsioniiv nlghu without leav ing "“me tracks which would indicate their situation, A .young man named Alfred Townsend has been arrested upon suspi cion of being acue«N>ry to tiie rotibenes, and the detectives are now upon the track of other* who are leading parties iu the affair. The Hmroll was presented, a short time ago. with a new organ, the one which they then used being out of order, and it wan almmtoued. anu the new iiiftrument erected. W hen hot n few weeks in church the buck was taken out and the oijie sml bellows carried up btairs. which they used lor the purpose of inciting the stolen sil ver. Tldi act was charged against New York thieves, a* was all tuc others. Iu the same place were found Mtove* and every necessary article for their use. The amount *»f goods discovered will amount up to $15,600, and from pr- sent indications, tliere are chance* of lerreting out similar den* of denredHtors. The prisoners were com mitted to jail, to Ihj brought forward when the remainder ot the band were arrested. Knight is willing to turn State's evidence, under the thought that it will free him from puuisnment for either crime; and Town send I* said not to have been connected with them for mouths past, but is willing to testify against the parties in ho|>es of getting free himself. Here tiie ease rests far tiie present. It lias created more ex ilement on Long Island than any prevoitis ccnrreiiei*, including the recent murder*. The people came to Flushing from every own in the county, to get a view of the irticles and tht ingenious men who have been so expert at their business. In tho loft were found various letters which had been commenced, but. not Flitting the com- lioMir, were thrown around carelessly. One or two of them are evidently in the hand writing of a female. From the Mouthem Watchman.J Convention—Auuiculti kal and Manu facturing OF THE State or Georgia.— Tills nssoeiatlou was adjourned from No vember last to hold its annual session on tiie 13th of the present month, at Millcdge- vlMe. The time and place were *electcd in view of meeting cotompornneotisly with the Legislature, to Insure a fuller attendance, •nllst il*e memhersof tiie Legislature in the ofdia-ts of the association, and toob- If practicable, and so far as might bo proper, the co-operation of the State in promoting and developing the material in terests and resource*—indeed every indus trial Interest of Georgia. But n- no Legislature will 11110*1 this Fall, and ns it lias been Mitqmscd that, owing to the. present jH.lltlcal excitements of tho day. lair a meagre attendance could lie had, ed upon a eorre-i*ondence with a number of member- of said n-Kv-tatinn as «* propriety of po»tjmning Its session eh future dry as the Logihlutnm shall . All from whom 1 have heard, con- 11 the proprfcfy of postponement, and authorized me so to advertise. give notice that the session of the "Agricultural and Manufacturing Convention of the State of Georgia,” Is adjourned to a future day. due notice of time will be given through tho newspapci*. Ben. ('. Yancey. Pres't. Athens, Gn.. Nov.Ttu, 1867. A Prairie Flu*.—The Cincinnati Times of the 8th says: *” learn that as tho train on the O. & Jlroad wo* approaching Vincennes, Ind* from tho west. It was discovered that the prairie west of tho Wabash river. In Lawrence comity. III., was on tiro—the whole country for twenty-five miles being completely enveloped in flames. Houses, Urns, fences. Ac* were being consumed, and it Is highly probable that not all tho people living In the vicinity escaped. At ono point tiie train ran through a body of fire, hut with such swiftness that tho cars, and all InsUfe. escaped iinlnjurc. The tres tle work over the Wabash bottom, five miles west of Vincennes, which Is nearly * Q uarter of a mile long, waa enveloped U .imcs. so that the passenger* and baggago w» re transferred to this side, and the West ern train returned to this city. OTA Mayor waa elected in Brooklyn on the day of the late State election. Tho candidate* were Archibald Bliss, Republi can ; Martin Kalbflelsch. Copperhead ; and J. A. Tallroadge, Independent. The vote stood—Bliss, 144178; Kalbfleisch. 14861; Tallmadge, 3444. Majority for Kalbfleiach over Bliss, 683. Notwithstanding that the Copperheads carried Brooklyn anil Kings county by 11,000 majority, Charles Schurlg, tiie Republican candidate, a one-armed soldier, was elected County Register by 2,000 majority. A Gang or Villains Arrested^— 1 The Charleston Courier, of yesterday, contains an account of tho arrest of two widto and six colored men. who tore up the track of the South Carolina Railroad, near Colnm- bia, on tho 12th of October, for the purpose of throwing off and plundering ihe train. They DEVI made a confession, nmi. it is to be hoped, will get the frill benefit of tho law tor such cases “made and provided.” CSTMr. Ashley Intends to introduce a bill, on the first nay of tiie session, to pre vent tho new IteinocHBlk Ohio Legislature from re-districting the State. It provide* that States shall only ho rc-dUtnctcd in the year following tho decennial census. Accident to a Steam Fire Engine.—At a fire iu bavaiiuah on Tucaday last the air chamber of steam fire engine John W. An derson was blown off. Tho explns’on scattered tho crowd very suddenly, but no one was seriously Injured*